Dazed and Confused | | Cast : | Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey | | Director : | Richard Linklater | | Studio : | Universal Studios Ho | | Format : | Color, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | September 24, 1993 | | DVD Released Date : | August 23, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 24, 2005 | | Summary | Lost Count of How Many Times I've Seen It | Content
 | I love this movie; it's one of the most honest and hilarious teen movies EVER. I really have lost count of all the times I've seen it and yes I do have a friend that is exactly like every one of these characters.
PLOT: There really is no plot to this movie. It's the last day of high school in 1976. Th upcoming seniors are hazing the upcoming freshman. The boys by paddling the other boys with very thick paddles and the girls by making them propose to older boys, pouring food on them and taking them through a carwash. One of the boys is throwing a party but is caught by his parents when the kegs of beer is delivered too early. So we watch as the jocks, nerds, stoners, etc. cruise around for the rest of the night. I know it doesn't sound too interesting but it is a hilarious, accurate movie that is suprisingly thoughtful and observational.
CAST:
Jason London(Randall 'Pink' Floyd): London isn't very funny at all in his role but he is great as the guy who is popular because he gets along with everyone and is laid back. He's the star quarterback and is pressured to sign a pledge not to indulge in sex, alcohol, or drugs all of which he is active in.
Rory Cochrane(Ron Slater): Cochrane is hilarious as the stoner who goes through most of the movie out of it with his eyes closed throwing out great rambling about weed, sex, aliens and George Washington.
Sasha Jenson(Don Dawson): I think Jenson gave the best performance as the football player who doesn't care about much of anything except girls and partying and having a good time. Everything he does is hilarious. He gets suprisingly more contemplative towards the end but not much.
Adam Goldberg(Mike Newhouse): Goldberg is solid as the neurotic guy whose uncertain about his future and life in general. He has some good lines and I love it when he gets in a fight at the end just because you wouldn't expect it from him.
Matthew McConaughey(David Wooderson): McConaughey was outstanding as the aging party animal who still hangs out with the high school kids. We all know someone like this. He was hilarious but his character is ultimately sad especially at the end when he tells Floyd he should choose not to follow rules and do whatever because while it sounds good at first you realize that there comes a time when everyone has to grow up.
Ben Affleck(Fred O'Bannion): I really liked Affleck's also performance because its another one of those you can easily recognize from your own life. He is the school jerk who lives to torment the freshman. He was really over the top especially with his temper tantrums.
Cole Hauser(Benny O'Donnell): This character didn't really get as much screen time as I would've liked but I enjoyed Hauser's role as the other bad*** who is actually a little more thoughtful than the other jocks.
Other standouts include: Shawn Andrews as the would-be party thrower Kevin Pickford, Jason O. Smith as the token black jock Melvin and Joey Lauren Adams as Pink's girlfriend Simone.
CONTENT: This movie has an extreme amount of drug use and bad language. There's also some violence such as the fight scene and the freshman getting viciously paddled.
EXTRA STUFF: The one liners are classic and the movie is suprisingly thoughtful and contemplative about life and whether you should do what you want or conform for the sake of your friends.
FINAL WORD: This is one of my favorite movies and it's sure to bring back memories.
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| Rating | | | Date | August 17, 2005 | | Summary | a great film in every sense of the word | Content
| What is this movie doing in my list of greatest movies ever made? It is because its one of the best movies I've ever seen, teen movie or otherwise. The cast is perfect, and everything about them rings true, its like I lived the story and identify with the cast. Its a big cast, yet it feels like everyone of them represents a part of me. My favorite Linklater film and one of my favorites of all time. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 11, 2005 | | Summary | The Perfect 70's Time Capsule | Content
| So many people have posted reviews of this movie that I'm sure I have nothing new to say about it. All I'll say is, see it. If you went through middle school or high school anywhere during the 70's, see it. If you dig the music, fashions, and/or substances (ahem) associated with that period, see it. If you grew up in Texas, see it. If you want to see early Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck (in the only role in which I can stand him), see it. If you're just in the mood for a good laugh about what it used to be like to be a teenager, see it. And when you see it, see this expanded DVD edition. It contains the famous "Crying Indian" PSA about littering. Worth the price for that alone. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 03, 2005 | | Summary | Dazed and Confused | Content
| This is one of the best teen films ever produced! From the soundtrack to the hilarious story line that unfolds. It has become one of those movies that no matter how many times it has been seen, if it's on somewhere you find yourself sitting down and watching it...dazing out so to speak. This movie touches all of those that lived through the seventies and those of us who truly believe they were born a couple decades late. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 13, 2005 | | Summary | Perverse and Confused | Content
| I must admit that I haven't seen Slacker, Linklater's previous look at 1976 high school, but I was impressed that a very peculiar time of cultural history has not been forgotten; indeed, has been immortalized, high school and the sociological angst of teenagers. Because the teen years are a joke to begin with, even tragedy seems perversely amusing through the looking glass of time. The boys resemble David Cassidy, or Roger Staubach. The girls all look like Stevi Nicks. The patter is accurate with stoner kids talking like black folks sort of. I'm high man, so high, blah, blah, pass the bong. You get the idea.
The hazing incidents, boys getting paddled, girls getting slimed, seem to be a small town, Mid-Western ritual, I'm not familiar with within my secure East Coast cottage, but I thought it was fascinating when the senior, dominatrix in training chick, whips the little freshman girls into shape, hmm, perverse.
Every teen film has to have a party and these kids get bombed outdoors, a massive kegger and bong fest. One of the last scenes, a romance on a blanket was unexpected, and I will not spoil it. Is there anything new or important here to learn about kids or their world? No, not much, but film is amusing at times, and it certainly nails a time and place. Watch for future stars like Ben Affleck.
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